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A case Of Enforced Abstlnence.

EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: i was a mem
ber OF the 10th Ohio, that responded TO the first
call for $4,000 men. About the Sd of July, 1851,
on Cheat River, West Virginia, some of our
officers conceived the idea that treat would
be ia place for the National holiday. So sew
eral barrels Of whisky were procured and one
lone bsrrel of ginger-snaps for the supposed
few who might not feel like imbibing the " red
eye" The barrels were safely stored in an old
house that stood near our camp but much
nearer the feld-oflicers quarters. A strong
guard was placed over the whisky, with posi-
tive orders 10 allow no one but commissioned
officers TO enter the room. We were in the
enemy's country and expected an engagement
at almost any time, and at that time we were
but littleskilled In warfare. Some of us thought
that under the circumstances it would be better
20 be sober, SO a plan was laid TO secure a sober
Fourth.
The house spoken Of had basement that
was not occupied. During the day a survey OF
where the whisky was located was made and
an augur procured Long after the sun had
hidden his face behind the mountain a small
squad Of soldiers might have been seen in the
basement boring holes through the floor, the
aim Of which was 20 tap the barrels and let the
whisky flow TO Cheat River rather than down
the necks of the boys After much boring
every barrel was tapped, and we had the salts
faction Of seeing the whisky on its way 10 the
river. Early next morning some of the boys
eager TO wot their whistles, drank from Ia,
little pools along lis course, and few got glori
ously happy" but as regiment we were sober
Some of our poor officers were so disappoiute,
they made every effort 10 detect the lads VIII
committed the objectionable sin, but the,
could not be found.-M. Il. MONTGOMERY, I2Otl
Ohio, Macon, Mo.
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THE REBEL CAPITAL.
11th Conn. C0mrade Describes the Occupation o.
Richmond.


Richmond.
EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: Who were the
first Union troops that entered Richmond, Va,
on the morning Of the Sd of April, 1861
There appear several claimants for the honor,
but think il belongs TO the 1lth Conn, as the
following statement of fact will prove.
After passing the enemy's earthworks at
Chapins Farm, did you not, comrades, abandon
everything but the gun and cartridge-boX?
And believe you made the best time that was
possible for any body Of troops to make until
you reformed at the entrance TO the CITY, We
heard shells exploding in front aud supposed
there was a battle going on. 1t proved TO be
the enemys arsenal, which had been set fire. as
well as the principal portion of the city. As
we advanced there were no troops in our front
We could see in the distance people running,
carrying bundles, abandoning their homes and
stores, or engaged in pluHdering.
And the darkies they did not run! i can
hear them singing yet They lined both sides
Of the street, and appeared wild with delight,
shouting Blessed Massa Linkum!" Oars
de Yanks!" Oars de Yanks!" ave uns
been waiting 70 you" etc. Some of them
were carrying small Union flags and others
with packages of tobacco and whisky were try
! ing TO pass them TO the boys.
The regiment halted and stacked arms inside
the Capitol grounds, II PAGES in front OF the
! Confederate Capitol, on the morning of April
/ 3, 1865, as postscript on a letter-now in my
possessiOn-states; the letter was begun the
night before. When we stacked arms j went To
the building, paced the distance, aud with pen
Gil finished il on that stack of arms There were
no Union troops in the Capitol grounds before
us. Details for patrol duty and safeguards were
| sent out at once. Our boys were released from
Libby and Castle Thunder, and the struggling
Joinnies put in their places. All not detailed
as above went TO work with will 20 put out
the fires. There was dilapidated fire-engin6
in the Capitol grounds, but il proved 10 be use
less. We finally formed lines and passed watel
in anything we could get until the flames were
subdued. We were assigned quarters in the
Exchange HOTEL and did provost guard duty
in the city for about two months.-HENRY Nor
RIsoN, First Lieutenant 99th N. Y. and It'll
| Conn ha7 OnincV ST Rrnnklrn N Y
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The 18th Ind. Battery.

EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: In your issue
Of Jan. l3 Comrade w. III. Phelps 95th Ohio
claims all the honor al the battle Of Nashville
for the Sixteenth Corps and ali the fighting for
McMillen's Brigade. Pardon me for reminding
the comrade that the 18th Ind. battery, Of the
Twenty third Corps, opened the road, de.
stroyed the rebel line on Shye's Ill., and pro
tected McMillcn's Brigade from any opposi
tion, until ID entered the rebel lines with but
little loss. Gen. Bate, who commanded TIA,
rebels credits the Union artillery with de
htroying his line (see CoX's " Franklin ant
Rashville) aud this artillery that destroyed
the Shyo's Hin line was the 18th Ind battery
OF the Twenty-third Corps. il j rcmembe
right, the Twenty third Corps helped 10 do nj
Hood at Franklin, two weeks before
SnRAPHEL," St. Louis, Mo.
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Hoosier OF fhe s7fh.

EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: 1t goes with
out saying in this part Of the country that
The NATIONAL TRIBUNE is ue paper for
every one, old or young, rich or poor, soldier or
citizen. There is no one who enjoys reading
the communications contributed 10 its columns
more than myself j know something about
the soldier business" for i was thar"
] think il might be said that every old SOL
dier is more particularly interested in reading
descriptions Of marches, battles, etc, in which
his own regiment or brigade took part and
boys would like TO hear from Il. p. Hammond.
Rensselaer,, Ind, who was Colonel of the s7th
Ind. This regiment has glorious record and
he, think, is writing, or is about 10 write its
history. The s7th was in Brannan's Brigade,
along with the 9th aud 35th Ohio aud I'd Mimi.
nj Chckamauga, being the Third Brigade, Third
Division, Fourteenth Corps. Carleton" has
all but ignored this brigade in his account OF
the battle Of Chickamauga
After the reorganization Of the Army al
Chattanooga in the Winter Of lS63-64 our
brigade was the Second of the Third Division
Fourteenth Corps, aud participated in all the
ups and downs Of the Division from Ringgold
TO Atlanta and Jonesboro; on the march 10 the
sea- the writer being detailed as one Of Sher-
mans Bummers;" Savannah, where we played
chuck -a-luCk" down behind the railroad en-
bankment and where we had ratioDs Of rice til
you couldn't rest We crossed the Savannah
at Sisters Ferry, marched up through tn,
| Carolinas and finally rounded up at Wash
ington, at the grand review in May, '65. il
there not living some member OF Battery i
! 4th II. =. Art, who can tell us some Of hi
experiences while in our brigade?-HENRY c
GREEN, 90. Il, e7th Ind, West Bay City, Mich
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An Invisible lEgis lArmorl.

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lie Wants TO Pay An Ola Debt of Gratitude.

EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: On Feb. %,
1864, a comrade from an Illinois cavalry regi-
ment was leading black horse belonging to
the Major. He exchanged the horse for mine,
which was wounded. He made sling out OF
yellow silk handkerchief in which he placed
my wounded arm. think he was from the
Second Brigade Second Cavalry Division, Six
teenth Corps. The above occurred near Pom
totoc, Miss on the return from the West Point
raid. / traded that handkerchief for an in
terest in a piece of corn bread, but would
like to replace it with new one, if the comrade
can be found.-E. NJ. CHAPLIN, Co. l, 7th Ind
Cav, Warsaw Ind
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GorlOn's Panorama

Comrade Gordon. of the 36th Ind, Spiceland
Ind, has painted a panorama of battle scenes
representing Fort Sumter, Charleston Harbor,
gunbOat attack on Fort Donelson, scenes on the
fields of Shiloh and Stone River, fight between
the Merrimac and Monitor, Lees invasion of
Maryland, Pickett's charge, and Sherman
march to the sea. Altogether it covers 1000
feet of canvas, and wherever it has been ex-
hibited has received the highest praises from
all the veterans
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PENNSYLVANIA,
A Correction

EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: Just one error
crept into my article on the Nineteenth Army
Corps in the Shenandoah Valley-probably by
my own inadvertence-the correction of which
is necessary. Where the article states that
Gen. Emery had the Corps line reformed and
desired to make stand and fight, the time
ought to be stated at "about 10 a. m" instead
of about 2 p. m."-JAMEs f. Fits, Captain,
1I1th N Y LOckpOrt N Y.
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The Last Campaign.

II. j. Shapley, Co. VI, 9Th Ohio Cav, Copopa
o., says he was present at the capture of Gen.
Ewell and his staff. as described by Lieut.. Al
lum, Co. Il, LIST w. Va. He says Gen. Custer
Jumped up from his breakfast as they were
brought in and shook hands with them, rs some
of them were among his old chums and ae-
quaintances before the war. He thinks Lieut.
Alum is mistaken in saying there was no fight
ing on the morning of April o. as the writer is
sure he scratched gravel on that day.
ID. C. Rose, Co. NJ, 18th n. Y. III. A., Mount
Vernon, Wash. Ter, would be glad to hear
something from the Winthrop Brigade, which
was composed of the 9Th n. Y. Zouayes, 10th
and 10th N " and 18th N. Y. III. A. 1t be-
longed to the Second Division, Fifth Corps
The writer was wounded at the battle of Five
Forks, where the gallant Gen. Winthrop was
killed ut the head of his command.
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Mother Bickerdrke,s Life.

Jacob Cobb, Owatonna, Mimi, wants to know
where he can get history of Mother Bicker-
dyke, the woman who battled for the boys in
blue. He says she was in the hospital where
he was and probably saved his life We do not
know where he can obtain the work, but prob
ably some of the comrades do. If so, let them
write to COmrade Cobb.
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ProtactIon 10 American ShIps.

An admirable paper, entitled "a Plea for Pro-
lection to American Ships" has been written
by Hon. Dennison b. Smith, the Secretary of
the Toledo Produce Exchange, and one of the
best-pOsted men in the country on the subject
upon which he writes
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A Lady Agent.

One in town can obtain constant income
with an article for which, when once introduced,
customers will come to her. An easy, pleasant,
profitable, and best Of all, permanent bust
ness. Address with stamp, III. G. Colman,
Kalamazoo Mich. Mention this paper.
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The HOnOred Dead.

Henry L. Bell, Co. X, 18th Mich, Waltz.
Mich, writes feelingly of the great loss suffered
by the soldiers in the death of Gen. Logan, and
sends copy of the Generals farewell address
to the Army of the Tennessee, issued at Louis
VILE KY, July 10, 1865. The address has been
heretofore printed in The NATIONAL TRIBUNE.
S. Turner, 9l6 Chester street, Little Rock,
Ark, pays feeling tribute to the memory of
Gen. John A. Logan.
Alonzo ID. Stephens, Co. f, Sd r. |. III. A.,
Thompson, Conn, mourns with all the COM
rades the death of Gen. Logan. He wishes to
inform Comrade Murphy, Mt. Vernon, o., that
the address of Thos Burdy is Putnam, Wind
ham Co., Conn.
w. III. briggs, Co. c, 18th ILL.,. Canton, H.,
pays very touching and beautiful tribute to
the memory of the great soldier, Gen. John A.
Logan. The NATIONAL TRIBUNE would be
glad to print it in full, but the enormous pres
sure upon its columns will not permit.
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Over 500 new agents, located in almost every
State and Territory, have been made for Tan
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months. Live dealers are making their rem
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W. Tansill & CO., Chicago aud secure the agenc,
for your town before il is too late.
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Can Any One TeUB

EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: Can you OF
any Of your subscribers inform me when the
prisoners captured at Stone River were ex-
changed? / would like to know the exact
date.-T. G. GUsEMAN, South Bloomfield, o..
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A NcGlynn Medal.

George E. Fownes, 134 Park Row. New York.
has just issued q handsome white metal medal
in honor of the semi-centennial of the birth OF
the Rev. DIR. Edward McGlynn, of New York
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Music Wanted.

Orlando Difenbach, Box 1853, Sunbury, Pa.
wants to know where he can get the SONG
Cruel Slavery Days" with music.
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"BrOwn's Bronchial TrOches" are widely
Known admirable remedy for Bronchitis Hoarse-
nssE Coughs and Throat troubles Sold only Ia b01es
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REUNIONS.
MASSACHUSETTS.


The survivors of the 18th Mass. held their
annual Reunion and Dinner at the Revere
House, Boston, recently. The following Off
GERS were elested for the ensuing year: Presi-
dent, jeremiah p. Blake Vice President, r.
b. Henderson: Scc'y, Charles E. Davis; Ex-
ecutive Committee, X. b. Henderson, @. E.
Davis, n. Bosworth Appleton, Alpharugo
Bacon, A. j. Wells, j. S. z. Fay, Charles f..
Horne. J. S. Bacon, A. L. Jackson and NJ. HI.
Walker.
The annual Reunion of the ID Mass. Light
Battery takes place at YOung's Hotel, Boston,
Feb. %.
PENNSYLVANIA.
i. III. Johnson, Scranton: Pursuant to prev
iOus arrangement the survivors of the partiei-
pants in the battle Of Arkansas Post met at the
residence of COmrade Edward Hail. in this
city. The following regiments were repre-
sented: Goth and 31st Iowa; 18th, nth and
127th Ill. 2lst Wis. and LIST Wis. battery. A
permanent organization was effected. i. III.
johnson was chosen President for one year. and
Thomas Davis Secretary 1t was decided to
hold next Reunion at the residence of the
President in Stanton.
Samuel Miller, Butler: Reunion of the
survivors of the 18th Pa. Reserves will be held
at this place sometime during the coming Sum
mer.
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Pains in the back, kidney and liver troubles
are cured by Hoods Sarsaparilla. Give il trial.
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Help!


l.. l.. Solliday. Breckenridge, Tex, thinks
THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE the best paper he
ever saw. He says that many of the people in
that part of Texas are on the point of starva-
ton on account OF the disastrous drouth last
Fall The GAR. sent committee to Charles
ton to look after the wants of those people,
and he thinks they would do a work of human
ity and charity by aiding their suffering COM
rades in Texas. The crops were almost a total
failure, and he says he knows of many families
who are actually suffering for food. If any
person chooses to assist them, contributions may
be sent TO Judge L. l.. Walker, Breckenridge,
Tex.
E. A. Fletcher, franklin, Neb, says that one
of his comrades has disease of both ears caused
by exposure in the war. lie is not yet deaf
but is gradually losing his hearing. He has
ringing sounds in both ears that are extremely
annoying aud often painful. He has tried
numerous physicians without obtaining relief,
and would be glad to have suggestions regard
ing treatment from any comrades who may have
been similarly affected.
Joseph Mooney, Carbon. Tex, writes of the
! great suffering in that section of the country
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DIR. Kennedy's
FAVORIFE REMEDY

Is the best medicine in the
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Kidneys and Bladder. It ar
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WANTED-ADDRESSES.

UTANTED-By VIM. Faulkner Mt. Vernon, Ind
w The name and address Of any New York soldier
who was detailed inside camp guard in Barracks 40 Al
f. containing all New York soldiers on detail at Con-
valescent Camp, VA Fall of 1865, about the time New
York soldiers were sent home to vote. 2S6-2t
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VITANTED-By Geo. +. Lemon WashingtOn,D. c.
wv The present pOstOfce address of George W. Bragg
late Artifcer, Co. b, LIST Mass. Cav. No 2b,55O. q
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The Time to Cut Grass.

Two acres of timothy grass, especially
uniform in character and growth, were die
vided into two plots of one acre each. One
lot was cut in full bloom. and the other
was cut about sixteen days later, when the
grass was approaching ripeness. The
grass was carefully cured and the hay
weighed when stored in the barn. After
being in the barn tor five or six months,
each lot of hay was re-weighed to deter
mine the amount of dry" hay from each
cutting. The average increased yield of
"dry" hay was SAC pounds per acre, where
the grass was nearly ripe, over the yield
of grass cut in bloom. The average
shrnkage in weight of early cut hay was
twenty-six per cent, and of the late cut,
nineteen per cent. The average yield per
acre in four experiments of two years
each. was 1855 pounds of early cut hay,
and 3,50l pounds per acre OF late cut hay.
But chemical analysis showed that the in
creased weight of late cut hay was due to
the growth of starch and woody fiber, as
the heterogeneous compounds or protein. the
the most valuable food element, had in
creased none or but very little. This is
strong argument in favor of early cut hay
that is. cut when in bloom. So true is
it that the 1856 pounds of early cut hay
were found to contain little more actual
food elements than the $500 pounds of
late cut hay. This was at the Pennsylva-
MIA agricultural college.-N. E. Home
stead.
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Choking Catarrh.

Have you awakened from disturbed sleep with
all the horrible sensations of assassin clutching
tightened chest? Have you noticed the anguor and
debility that succeed the effort to clear your throat
and head of this catarrhal matter? What a depress-
ing influence it exerts upon the mind, cloudng the
memory and filling the head with pains and strange
noses How difficult it is to rid the nasal passages,
throat and lungs OF the poisonous mucus all can es
tify whe are afflicted with catarrh How difficult to
protect the system against its further progress tow
ards the lungs, liver and kidneys, all physicians will
admit 1t is a terrible disease, and cries out Tor
lief and cure.
The remarkable curative powers, when all other
remenies utterly fail, of SANFORD's RADICAL CURE,
are attested by thousands who gratefully recommend
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ing it that cannot be substantiated by the most re
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Each packet contains one bottle of the RADICAL
CURE, one box of CATARRHAL SOLVENT, and an
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and is so d by all druggists for 81.
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Heads of Various Grains.

Grading up with anything but thor
oughbred sires is very slow work. -
Prairie Farmer.
Returns to the Secretary of the Maine
State Grange, so tar this year, show an in
crease by initiation of nearly 900 mem
bers.
The market grower is liable to make a
great mistake who overlooks the neigh
boring home market, trusting to the large
towns only.
Cranks are nuisances, but the farmers
boy is apt to think the grindstone crank
the worst of the lot, about haying time
N. E. Homestead.
The difference between one gardens
thrifty plants and trees and another's sick
ly reproductive ones, is often one of
manure pile.
There is great waste in the care of agr-
cultural implements. which in too many
instances are allowed to 90 to ruin,
scattered around the house and yard, etc.
am heartily tired of hearing farmers
growl about their business and pity them
selves. There is no call for croaking,
bu; when produce is low we should farm
better, and try to make the farm produce
the family supplies as nearly as possible.
Waldo F. Brown.
Shall the American farmers remain I'M
organized and become conquered by all
o,hersp Why are they not organized for
their own protection? Can we not see the
benefits that would naturally accrue to us
through the fundamentally of thorough
organization among ourselves for mutual
advantage?-HoN. HENRY EsHBAUGH,
past lecturer National Grange.
How easily butter takes faint A few
weeks ago we saw large dairy farmer,
whose butter brings price high above
the market, cartng out manure. The
carts went within 60 feet of the dairy, and
so they were covered with hay caps, or
canvas covers which enabled them to pass
and make very little smell A gentleman
farmer has been furnishing fashionable
| district in this city with really most ex-
cellent butter from his herd of fancy cows.
the demand for the butter was in excess
ofthe supply and 1.-The goose hung high
Suddenly the butter was a way-way off.
What could the matter bep The grass
fields near the dairy had been MANFRED
and the butter had taken the odor straight
to the tables of city consumers. So we
live and learn. but experience is rough
teacher sometimes.-Am. DairyWan.
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Be Kind to YOurHOrse.

Few creatures possess in greater de-
gree the virtues of gratitude and natural
kindness than the horse. He is slow to
forgive an injury, but never forgets con-
tinued kindness. How often every thought.
full horsemen has observed touching evil
dences OF the friendship of his horse. The
gently caressing nose, the kindly eye, the
neigh of welcome, and the outstretched
neck speak as eloquently as words Of q
noble. thinking nature. Yet this same
animal can BY Ill usage be transformed
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into vicious. dangerous brute. We have
found as a rule that the man who loves
and cares for his horses and is studiously
interested concerning their welfare is
man full of the deepest affection tor his
family and sympathy for his fellow beings.
A child brought up in the country with
a fondness for birds, cattle, dogs, horses.
etc., generally becomes kind
man. He may not be church-going per-
son. but in his dealings with men is far
more honest and charitable than some of
his protesting Christian acquaintance.